Setup Google Account on Samsung Galaxy S5

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   To start with, we'll swipe down from the top of the screen to open the notification's panel.

   

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   From there - tap on the 'Settings' icon.

   

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   Once Settings is open, we'll scroll down until we see Accounts.

   

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   Accounts is a little green icon that looks like a key. We'll tap on the 'Accounts' icon.

   

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   At the moment, there are no accounts. To add an account, we'll tap on 'Add Account'.

   

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   Here we have the option to add a Samsung account, a Dropbox account, an email account, a Google account, an LDAP account, a LinkedIn account, Microsoft Exchange, S Health, Facebook, etc. There are quite a few things you can set up on our device.

   

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   To add a Google account, we'll tap on 'Google'.

   

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   Do you want to add an existing account or create a new one? Well, in this case, we are going to add an existing account.

   

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   Tap on 'Existing'.

   

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    Now we'll be prompted to sign in. For this demonstration, we will use visiowl@Gmail.com. We need to enter a password, which will be done off-screen. Then we are going to tap the little arrow here on the right side.

    

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    By signing in, we agree to Google terms of service. We'll press 'OK'.

    

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    Now, it's going to sign us in for the first time. As you can see, it says this could take a few minutes. Our username and password don't match so we'll try again.

    

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    Now we are signed in. Once we're signed in, we can back up data to our Google account and we can be informed about Google Play offers. We'll see how that works for us.

    

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    There is also the option to set up a credit card, but we're not going to do that now so we are going to click on 'Not Now'.

    

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    Our Google account is all set up. Our account is available to us, if we want to change anything.

    

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    It is currently syncing. We can press the back button or we can just press the home button to get back to the home screen. At any rate, that is how you set up a Gmail account on your Samsung Galaxy S5 or S5 Mini. Thanks for watching VisiHow and have a great day. See you soon.

    

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Any Android device can be considered incomplete without a Google account associated with it. A Google account setup on your device will allow you to perform backup procedures, sync data from your phone to the web and vice versa. It will also permit you to download applications from the Play Store. During the initial booting of your device, you were asked to set up a Google account on your Galaxy S5. If you were not able to set up during the first startup, then you can associate your Android device with a Google account by reading through this very helpful VisiHow article.

To be able to use most of Google's services on your phone, you need to setup a Google account on your Samsung Galaxy S5. To sign in to Google with your Samsung Galaxy S5, follow the procedures below:

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   Get to your phone's Home screen.

   

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   • You can get to your Galaxy S5's Home screen by pressing on the Home button once or by tapping on the Back key a few times.

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   From the Home screen, pull down the Status bar to view the Notification panel.

   

   • To pull down the Status bar, make a swiping gesture from the Status bar (the topmost portion of your screen) to the lower part of it.

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   From the Notification Panel, tap on the Settings icon located on the upper-right part of the phone's screen (second with the rightmost icon).

   

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   You will now be taken to the Settings menu. Scroll down until you find Users and Backup and tap on Accounts.

   

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   From the Accounts page, tap on Add Account to add an account into your Samsung Galaxy S5.

   

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   You will be shown a list of available supported accounts you can use on your phone. Tap on Google to sign in with your Google account.

   

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   From the Add a Google Account page, tap on Existing to add an existing Google Account. If you do not have a Google account yet, you can Easily Create a Google Account on Samsung Galaxy S5.

   

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   On the Sign in page, enter your Google account email address and your Google password. Tap on the Next button to proceed to the next page.

   

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   You will be shown Google's terms of service, privacy policy, Chrome's terms of service and privacy notice, and Google Play's terms of service. You can tap on each link to view the terms and if you agree to them, Tap on the OK button to proceed.

   

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    You will be presented with the option for Backup and Restore and Communication options, put a check mark in the checkbox if you want to enable these services. Tap on the Next button to finish the setup.

    

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    You have just successfully set up a Google account on your Samsung Galaxy S5. Now you can start enjoying Google services such as downloading from the Play Store, accessing email through Gmail, get personalized Google Search results based on your browsing and search habits as well as other Google services.

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• Internet connection is required for you to sign-in to Google. Make sure that you are connected to a WiFi connection, connected to the internet via your service provider or that you have enough credits for internet surfing.

Hi, every time I try to add an existing account for Gmail it brings up the WiFi page?

Samsung Galaxy S5. Every time I try to add an existing Gmail account, or for that matter tap new account, it brings up the WiFi page, will not allow me to enter my account details. Please help!!

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I have an issue about Samsung Galaxy S5. It no longer recognizes my fingerprint.

My Samsung Galaxy S5 no longer recognizes my fingerprint and I forgot my backup password. Please tell me how to solve this problem. Thanks.

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My Gmail account is gone!

Suddenly my Gmail account is missing from the screen. When I try to add it back in, it states it already exists. Can you tell me where I can find it?" Thanks. I have tried: Traditional method of adding the account. I think it was caused by: Nothing unusual happened

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Adding back my Google account is impossible in my case?

Hello!. Error (RH-01) occurred in Play Store.. so to fix that I removed my Google account and tried adding back.. whenever I tried adding back, it shows CHECKING INFO for hours.. Nothing else is coming.. how do I fix this? I explained everything in the previous option. Kindly help me find a solution . I have tried: I tried clear cache and clear data for Google. I updated my phone. I removed my Google account. I think it was caused by: Error (Rh-01) in Google Play Store. that's it. I think this one caused trouble.

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